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ಪುಟ್ಟಿ, ಶ್ರೀದೇವಿಯರ ನೆನಪು

ನನ್ನ ಬಳಿ ಇರುವ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಎಂದರೆ ನಾವು ಕುದುರೆಮುಖದ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಂದದ ದಿನಗಳ ನೆನಪುಗಳು. ನಾವು ನಮ್ಮ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮನೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ೧೫ ವರ್ಷ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಕಳೆದರೂ, ನನಗೆ ಆಗಾಗ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಂದೆ ಹಾಯ್ದು ಖುಷಿಯನ್ನು ತಂದು ಕೊಡುತ್ತವೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಕೂತಿದ್ದಾಗ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯ ದನಗಳು ನನಗೆ ನೆನಪಿಗೆ ಬಂದವು. ಅವು ಸಾಕು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಅನ್ನುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯವರಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನಮಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರವಾಗಿದ್ದವು. …

ಓ ಗೀತಕ್ಕ, ಗೌರಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ್ ಅರಿಶಿನ ಕುಂಕಮ ಬಂತೇನೇ?

ರೇಖಾಳಿಗೆ ಸಡಗರವೋ ಸಡಗರ. ಅವಳ ಅಲಾರಾಂ ಕೂಗುವ ಮೊದಲೇ ಎದ್ದು ಖುಷಿಯಿಂದ ಓಡಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು. ಬೆಳಗಿನ ತಿಂಡಿಗೆ ಅವಳ ಅಮ್ಮನಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ ಒತ್ತು ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಮಾಡುವುದೆಂದು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದಳು. ಹೌದು, ರೇಖಾಳ ತವರು ಮನೆಯವರು ಅವಳ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬರುವವರಿದ್ದರು. ಈಗ ನಿಮಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಅವಳ ಖುಷಿಯ ಕಾರಣ. ಗೌರಿ ಗಣೇಶ ಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ ಇನ್ನೇನು 15 ದಿನವಷ್ಟೇ ಉಳಿದಿತ್ತು.

Did you see it coming?

I was sitting in my office working with my head buried inside the computer. I had to get some work done by the end of the day. I was exhausted and hungry. I walked out of my cubicle and headed to the lift area.When the lift door opened, I pressed the number 9 in autopilot …

Apsara and Chandrajja

A little 4 year old Apsara finished her school and waited for her grandfather to pick her up. Chandrajja who was in his 60s, a tall man with a slim figure, salt and pepper beard, head full of grey hair, always wore fresh white shirt and dhotis. Chandrajja at his age was strong and full …

The one for your Kaapi break!

Random thoughts on nostalgia and fear: Its day umpteen of working from home and I could not stop thinking about my isolated life back in Kudremukh growing up. When I say isolation, our only neighbor on one side was more than 0.5 kms and any other houses were either across the river or mountains and …

Winter Morning

#My attempt to paint a picture of my winter morning as a kid. Little Mallika woke up to the sound of chirping birds and warm ray of sunshine striking her face. She ran outside to watch the fog covered mountains while her naked feet felt the trembling damp winter soil. She walked from flower to …

Work work work!

An attempt to blog on daily observations and everyday life. A man on a bike struggled to get ahead between two huge buses. Curiously, the auto driver ahead of the bus asked him. Where are you headed boss? The bike man replied saying ‘work Anna’. To which the auto driver fixed his shirt saying “I’m …

A girl in a Red Frock

A little girl in a red frock wearing silver anklets came running down the muddy road creating a swirl of dust behind her. The imprints of her tiny feet were left clearly on the muddy path. The mud was dry and had a distinct fragrance. She was afraid of being chased by people wearing a …